2001 Wakatsuru

Sake Junmai
Raw rice: Gohyakumangoku, common rice
Rice polishing ratio: 67%
Alcohol content: 18 percent 
Room temperature tank storage


Sommelier's comment

67% polished pure rice old sake. It features a sweet and ripe yellow peach and honey scent, and a refreshing mint-like gorgeous scent. The sweetness and firm acidity spread throughout the mouth, and the finish is long and very refreshing and dry.


Brewer: Wakatsuru Shuzo

Founded in 1862 Tonami City, Toyama Prefecture

Sake brewing specialists are called Toji, and there are schools in various places that match the climate. Representatives are Mr. Echigo and Mr. Nanbu, but Wakatsuru used to hire and compete with each of the two warehouses. Nowadays, one employee, Mori, inherits both schools, which makes Wakatsuru unique.